Sheaf-gatherer



H. S. MOTT.

SHEAF GATHERER.

APPucATloN m50 MAR 29. 1911.

l Patented Dee. 2, 1919.

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SHEAF-GATHERER. v

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented nec. 2, 191e.

Application filed March 29, 1917. Serial No. 158,246.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, IIARLAND STUART Mori", a citizen of the UnitedStates, resi-- dent of Minneapolis, county of Hennepin,`

Stateof Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inShea-f- Gatherers, of which the followingrv is a specification; e *yrIhe object of my invention is to provide an apparatus by means ofwhichV sheaves or bundles of grain can be easily and quickly gathered upfrom the ground; elevatedv and delivered to a rack or wagon.

A further object is to provide an apparatlls by means of whichthesheaves or bundles can be distributed from end to end of thereceiving rack.

Other objects of the invention will appear from the following'detaileddescription.

The invention consists generally in various constructions andcombinations, all as hereinafter described and particularly pointed outin the claims. K

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification,

Figure l is a side elevation of a sheaf gatherer and loader embodying myinvention, Y

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the distributing portion of the apparatus.

In the'drawing, 1 represents a suitable frame, having carrying wheels v2and 3. 4 is an elet/ating apron frame, forwardly and upwardly inclinedabove the frame l and supported thereon by upright bars 5 and truss rods6. 7 represents sprocket chains engaging sprocket wheels 8 and 9 mountedin the frame 4 and 10 are rods mounted on said chains and extendingtransversely of the apron frame and having pick-up fingers 11 pivoted atintervals thereon. 12 represents a slatted bottom of the apron frameover which the sheaves are raised by the movement of the apron belt. 14is a drive belt from the gear 15 on the wheel 2and 16 is a sprocketwheel for the belt 14 through which power is transmitted to operate theshaft on the sprocket wheels 8 and drive the apron. 18 represents rodspivotally sup# ported on brackets 19 at the rear end of the frame 1 andpositioned to overhang the apron frame and rest uponthe sheaves and holdthem down on the belt during the elevating operation. These rods willalso prevent the sheaves from toppling backward down the inclined belt.

At the rear end `of the ,frame 1, I prefer to provlde/sheaf gatheringteeth 20 operated by means' of a lever 2l on a quadrant '22."

At the front of the frame 1 is a windlass 23 having a connection 24 forattachment to the draft connection y42 for drawing the machine up to apoint where the connection can be easily made.

Near the top of they apron frame I provide a supplementary distributingframe 25 secured at 26 to the main frame and projecting forwardly andhorizontally therefrom to overhang the receiving rack orA wagon. Bracerods 27 are preferably pivoted at one end-ofy the frame 25 and havehooked opposite ends to engage the upper end of the apron frame andserve as a means for supportingthe distributing frame in a horizontalposi-tion. I also prefer to provide brace bars 2S extending Vfrom theforward portion of the frame 1 upwardly to y the underside of rthe apron`frame to aid in rigidly supporting it and the distributing frame.

Nithin the distributingframe I provide distributing belts 29 havingteeth 30 and operating over sprocket wheels 31 at the upper end of theapron iframe at the rear endr of the distributing frame ,and similarwheels 33 at thel opposite end of said frame'. Rods 34 are mounted atintervals in the frame 25, each Vhaving sprocket wheels .33 thereon forbelts 29 and Ibars 40 are'secured to saidy rods between said belts andform a deck over which the bundles are moved by the action ofthesprocketbelts. These bars 40 vary in length and the distributing belts29 are also of different length across the machine, so that the bundlesas the belts move them along will be distributed from end to end of therack instead of being dischargedV into one place therein and then haveto be moved about and distributed by hand.

On one side of the distributing frame I prefer to provide a series ofdownwardly and inwardly projecting fingers 41 which have the function ofdelivering the outer sheaves of the elevating apron downwardly andinwardly to the receiving rack. Inthe operation of picking up the sheaveof grain between the pick-up teeth and the rake teeth 20, it sometimeshappens that the bundles will be gathered up and thrust end i lirsttoward the angle between the frame of the machine and the rake teeth andto avoid Wedging or lodging of the bundles in this space I provide a bar43 on the rear ofA the frame having the downwardly and rear-v wardlyProjecting arms L4tllle1169.11v Whitt extend between the ,rake teethV20l and serve aS guides for directing the bundles Vupc-xv Wardlyon vtheapron and' preventing themA from wedging inI the angle between thefjframe and the'irake teeth.`

I malre no claim in this case to the inclined elevator frame and thegathering apron vinoui'itedtherein,,as it forms the subject matter of acompanion application Serial No1'l585245, hay loadersrled March 29,1917i V I claim as` my invention t 1. 'A sheafgatherer, comprisingV aframe` at one side of said distributing frame ex#Y tending to a pointnear the forward end of a wagon 'box stationed beneath said frame andthe slatsat the other side of'saidv dis-Y tributing frame terminatingnear the oppo "site endof said wagon box, conveyer ybelts operatingVbetween saidslats land also of varying length for distributing lthebundlesvv 'Y yacross the wagon box and from end to end:

thereof, Y v c 2. sheaf gatherer comprising Yal frame `havingcarrymgWheelS, an apron frame forwardly and upwardly inclined therein, agathering apron for said apron frame, a dis- Ytgribut'ing frame forminga horizontal' c OIi- Y tinuationvofsaid apron frame, a drive shaft forsaidgathering apron mounted Vin the upper portion of said apron `frame,havf ing driving connections with said shaft-'and extending in saiddistributing frameV length- WiSe thereof, said; belts. being of varyinglength for distributing the bundlesaoross aV wagon box positionedbeneath said distributing frame and from end to end thereof.

3. A. sheaf gatherer comprising a frame having carrying wheels, an apronframe forwardly and upwardly inclined therein and' Y a gathering apronoperating in said frame,

a distributing frame forming a'horizontal @Qntmuatmn Qf' Said ari-011frame-for Oever,-v

hanging a wagon box positioned'beneathV distributing frame, *afdistributing means op erating in said distributing frame for. deliveringthe bundles to' the wagon boxjfroin endtof end thereof5 anda Seriesoffingerspr'ovided at one side of said frame for directing the bundlesfrom said apronvinwardly with 'ie-V 1 spect to said wagon box;

4. A sheaf gatherer comprisingV aV frame having earryingjwheels, anapron frame forp wardly'and upwardly inclined thereim aV gatheringapronfor Vsaid apron frame, a

distributing frame forming aV horizontal continuation of said apronlframe and adapt-L ed'to overhang a wagon box positionedV beneath saidYdistributingv frame7 a series of Vconveyer belts mounted yinsaiddistributing frame Vand' operating lengthwise thereof, said. belts beingofvarying. length from one .side ofisai'd 'distributing frame totheother7 the longest belt operatingto deliver the sheaves to the Vendofthe wagon box remotey from saidl apronv frame andthe 'remaining beltsdistributing the sheaves in vsaid'loox from said remote lend tothe endthereofadjacent saidapron frame. s 4 f In witness whereof,rIr havehereunto set my hand this 2er day oftMarch, 191.7-,

HARDAND STUART MOT-T'

